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A little while back I spent an hour at the range helping a friend of mine mount a scope and get a rifle sighted in for his young son. Everything worked, and dad took the boy to Pennsylvania to hunt deer. As it turned out, they didn’t get one, but the father was nice enough to send me a photo of the kid in his stand, and the expression of joy on his face is unmistakable. I e-mailed my friend that whether or not his son goes on to be a serious hunter, that deer hunt will be pure gold for the rest of the boy’s life.

Small contributions like this can make a very big difference. If you are a hunter/shooter with some experience, there is a beginning hunter/shooter out there who can use your help. These are not easy sports to break into; there is an immense amount to learn. Questions lead to other questions, and the number of people who have the answers is shrinking.

One time I met a gentleman from Virginia on a long flight and when the topic switched to trout fishing, I told him that we do that too in Texas for double digit sized fish at that. I did not have to wait for long for that double-take stare of disbelief.
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Just recently Scientific Anglers, the fly line company, came out with a slogan, “OCCUPY Your Local Fly Shop,” in reference to the different occupy movements across the country, but I do not think they had all of these hairdressers in mind. …